On July 14, 1913, Gerald R. Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
in Omaha, Nebraska. His biological father left the family when
Ford was three years old. His mother’s second husband, Gerald
Ford, adopted the young boy and gave him his name.

The young Ford went on to become the first vice president to
assume office after a president resigned, after President
Richard M. Nixon (below) stepped down in 1974.

Richard Milhous Nixon
(January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994)